World Buddhist Council condemns Taliban action

TAIPEI, MARCH 3. The World Buddhist Sangha Council today condemned the destruction of Buddhist art by Afghan's Taliban rulers, calling it ``heinous criminal behaviour'' which is ``despised by both man and God.'' In a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Council said the Taliban Government has issued an edict to destroy invaluable cultural and religious objects, in the pretext of establishing a pure Islamic State.

``This heinous criminal behaviour has aroused condemnation from the whole world,'' the letter said. ``We express strong objection and condemnation regarding this action of destroying the Buddhist heritage of more than 2,000 years. We appeal to UNESCO to take action.''

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